Regional Sustainability Director

Regional Sustainability Director

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Regional Sustainability Director

We are looking for a Regional Sustainability Director who will lead sustainable operations for our client in the APAC region. The Sustainability Director will apply subject matter expertise and thought leadership to support our client’s large and high-profile Real Estate in building sustainability strategies. This role is responsible for delivering the energy and broader sustainability scope within JLL’s overall scope of service to our client.

The key deliverables of the role are to drive energy and sustainability programs across the property portfolio and build a wider sustainability framework in line with the client sustainability objectives, including energy efficiency, environmental compliance and management, project management, net zero strategic planning, decarbonization, stakeholder engagement, sustainable procurement, ESG, and carbon disclosure based on the regional portfolio.

This role will be based on-site with the client and will interact daily with Account personnel to gain support for the energy and sustainability program and align the service delivery with broader strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Providing strategic guidance to clients to help implement decarbonization projects and strategies.
• Manage client engagements focused on developing decarbonization strategies, quantifying potential impacts in climate-based scenario models, target/goal setting, reporting greenhouse gas emissions, and leading the solution development effort for emissions-based challenges.
• Responsible for the successful development and delivery of all activities related to assigned engagements with the support of a dedicated delivery team.
• Support client relationships and business development efforts such as proposal development, identifying target clients, and developing solution-based service delivery strategies.
• Collaborating effectively with other JLL service lines on the account (Real Estate, Finance, Projects, FM, and procurement) to deliver an integrated energy and sustainability solution to the client.
• Maintaining strong relationships and an appropriate governance structure with key client stakeholders.
• Delivering and overseeing accurate and timely critical reporting, including internal, corporate, and legislative reporting requirements.
• Delivering and overseeing other sustainability initiatives such as green leases and waste reduction.
• Delivering cost savings across the portfolio.
• Coordinating effectively with the client to secure funding and approvals for projects, and liaise with project managers, designers, and consultants to ensure works are delivered to a high standard, and that savings are achieved as anticipated.
• Effectively tracking and communicating success stories to ensure a high level of awareness and engagement is achieved with regard to the overall energy and sustainability program.
• Demonstrating innovative thinking and proactive management in bringing new ideas and solutions to the client, and ensuring they are rolled out effectively.
• Providing strategic direction and guidance on ways to enhance and expand service delivery to the client, including leveraging supply chain partners, internal collaborations, and the broader Energy and Sustainability Services team, to ensure that the client is well placed for long-term growth and success in the energy and sustainability area.
• Development and implementation of a Sustainability Management Plan (SMP), including legal compliance, risk management, internal reporting of energy efficiency, water use, waste and recycling, and sustainable procurement.
• Development and delivery of training and educational materials based on JLL's best practice knowledge from around the world. The Regional Sustainability Lead will be an on-call resource for stakeholders to direct questions around the implementation of sustainability and environmental obligations.
• Ensuring that all activities under our operational control are conducted and operated in accordance with relevant environmental legislation and/or guidelines. Additionally, the Regional Sustainability Lead shall periodically monitor risks that may be outside of operational control to ensure that environmental risks are under adequate control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• LEED AP, CEM, WELL AP, or other related credentials.
• Approximately 10+ years of applicable experience.
• Highly entrepreneurial, agile, organized with strong analytical skills.
• Knowledge of design, construction, commissioning, MEP, and BMS systems in buildings, retrofits, and construction of tenant spaces.
• Knowledge of technologies for energy and sustainability initiatives and familiarity with how to develop a business case for investment in energy and sustainability technologies and strategies.
• Experience developing a business case for investment in technology or performance optimization (turnkey costs, detailed projected energy savings, ROI, IRR, etc.).
• Working knowledge of global/industry ESG trends and their application in commercial real estate.
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to interact with executive-level external and internal clients as well as external team members (architects, contractors, client’s representatives, etc.).
• Ability to develop and cultivate business relationships with existing and prospective clients.
• Ability to lead individuals across a national platform to deliver superior results in client service.
• Experience working with landlords, developers, tenants, real estate investment managers, and institutional owners.

Location: On-site – Singapore

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!